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Last updated on Monday, July 23, 2018
(MONTICELLO) - A roller coaster at Indiana Beach was shut down Sunday afternoon, after a dead tree limb fell onto the track, colliding with the oncoming passenger car on the Hoosier Hurricane ride.
According to park officials, no one was injured in the incident.
The ride was ended, and maintenance workers arrived to inspect the ride, which did not incur damage on its cars or track, according to Indiana Beach officials.
The roller coaster will be closed until a full inspection has been completed, which could be as early as Monday.
This is not the first incident at the park.
In 2016, a mechanic was hit by a roller coaster car while working on a platform of the Cornball Express at Indiana Beach and airlifted to Indianapolis with several injuries.
In 2015, two roller coasters at the park -- the Tig'rr and the Steel Hawg -- came to abrupt stops in the same week, leaving passengers stuck aboard. Four people were stuck about 70 feet in the air on the Steel Hawg, some for more than an hour.
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